CHAPTER 286: 286: SHE GAVE IT HER ALL.

The resolute words spilled out, and Li Yan found himself unable to retort.

His bright starry eyes looked at Gu Tong, the cold lips uttering a few words, "I am a trainee!"

He is a trainee; this is his duty, his mission!

Defending the country is his obligation, his responsibility!

As the Countess, this is something Gu Tong is forced to bear.

Li Yan didn’t want to burden her with this, but it’s something unavoidable.

"Li Yan, don’t forget! I am also a trainee now!"

Gu Tong’s calm and unwavering words left Li Yan speechless. He focused on the little woman he considered his own, as if awaiting her next words.

In fact, at this moment, he had already realized something...

Gu Tong straightened her back, controlled her emotions, and tried to keep her tone calm, "I, Gu Tong, am a daughter of the Gu Family, so I understand the rules of the Special Student Pavilion Academy! You’re the Earl of Special Trainees; from the first day I married you, I knew about your task and responsibility."

"Father fought outside for many years; every time he went on a mission, not once did Mother not shed tears, because she knew the premise of Father advancing bravely and gaining honor was injury and sacrifice! She knew every meeting before deployment could become an eternal farewell!"

"When I first knew you were a trainee, I was actually resistant because I didn’t want to live a life like Mother’s, nor did I want to bear the possibility of losing my lover at any moment. But love is love; I became a Countess and your lawful wife!"

"I abide by my duties and understand responsibility! But at this moment, I started to have doubts. As a Countess, am I supposed to obediently stay at home, do the laundry and cook, waiting for my husband to return? Knowing he’ll get hurt and bleed, should I just sit and wait to be rescued? That’s not my character!"

"So when Father said to send me to the Special Student Pavilion Academy, I agreed! During the special trainee’s training assessment, I gave it my all! To stay at the Academy, I practiced artifact techniques diligently! To follow you onto the battlefield, I racked my brains! You always said the battlefield is dangerous, yet you still went. I am your woman, and I am also a trainee. I have the right to fight alongside you!"

Gu Tong finished speaking through tears, these were truths she had realized through two lifetimes, she was able to go undercover in the Mafia for years if it meant avenging Li Yan’s death.

Couldn’t she stand alongside him, preventing all dangers from occurring?

She was scared, terrified to death.

Every time she thought of days without him, her heart was tormented.

After Li Yan’s death, each day was so long. She countless times watched the darkness fall and then the sun rise, counting stars, looking at white clouds, like a walking dead, losing her soul.

He left with ease, yet took her soul with him.

Now, Heaven gave her a chance to be reborn. She wants to cherish all the beauty, more importantly, cherish his life.

So he goes to serve the country, she goes to protect and guard him, isn’t that good...

Gu Tong cried, tears welled up in her eyes, streaming down her face. Her cries broke Li Yan’s heart, his heart felt like it was pierced by needles, and his once strong shell crumbled, gradually shattered.

"This is something you’ve had in mind for a long time, right..."

Li Yan’s words spilled out, turning into an affirmative statement. He recalled all the efforts Gu Tong had made to stay in the Special Student Pavilion Academy as a special trainee, and he couldn’t deny any of her sacrifices.

Just like she said, she gave it her all...